NEARLY 300 runners raced around Canvey to raise £1,600 for charity.

The fifth annual Canvey Rotary Run saw entrants of all abilities running a 5km or 10km circuit.

All proceeds from the successful event will go to the Havens Hospices, which manages Fair Havens Hospice, in Westcliff, and Little Havens Children’s Hospice, in Thundersley.

For full story and more pictures, see Thursday's Echo.